22-January-2025 - David Mathre Photography

Wednesday (22-January-2025) — New Jersey

Nine-Years Ago Today. Sunrise, sunburst, crepuscular rays, and clouds over the Pacific Ocean from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. (22-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea).

Sun with Sunspots

I missed the sun the last several days due to clouds and snow. Apparently yesterday one of the large sunspots (#3967) erupted and sent a CME (coronal mass ejection) towards Earth with the possibility of a minor geomagnetic storm on Friday. Today, I viewed the sun with a Vespera Pro telescope fitted with a solar filter (250 mm, f/5, 1/714 sec).

Sun with some large sunspots. Image taken with a Vespera Pro Telescope (250 mm, f/5, 1400 μs exposure) with a solar filter.

I am a scientist, photographer, and world traveler. I worked for 27 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Now I spend my time at home waiting to travel again post-pandemic. Since retiring from Merck in 2012, I’ve visited nearly 50 countries — many while on Semester at Sea voyages. My photographic interests include travel and the natural world. I strive to take and post at least one image every day. I also post images taken on this day of the year from the past 10+ years. I am always investigating new cameras, lenses, and photographic techniques as well as image processing techniques. I include information (what, where, when, why) and how images were processed. Most images are available for purchase — either as prints or rights managed at my PhotoShelter Gallery. Comments or questions about the images on my photoblog or gallery are always welcome.

e-mail: david@mathre.com

phone: (1)-609-429-0490

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